# Accident 19830408015939A: Airpts A9B, Marana, AZ, April 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1983, 19:20 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Aura Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4367° N, 111.2254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marana, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4367&lon=-111.2254&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7909V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7909V-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B (registry code 0144206, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 50 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830408015939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE COWLING NOT PROPERLY SECURED, OPENED ON TAKEOFF.  DRAGGED A WING AND CARTWHEELED TRYING TO RETURN TO LAND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX83LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA189), Apr 9, 1983: Rockwell A-9B (N7909V), Marana, AZ, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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